The Vireo Advisors blog brings you the latest news and developments in safe, sustainable and bio-based materials and products including novel foods and sustainable nanomaterials.
Natural Plant Fibers Used to Make Buildings, Cars and Planes
The Economist published an exciting article looking at the various ways material scientists are using natural plant fibers to enhance everyday materials.
Stora Enso Launches Bio-Based Lignin Product to Replace Oil-Based Phenolic Materials
Finnish Company Stora Enso launched their bio-based lignin product last month, LineoTM, which can be used to replace oil-based phenolic materials in resins for plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), paper lamination, insulation materials, and more.
Dairy Packaging Redesigned by Arta Plast with Fiber-Based Paperboard
A Swedish packaging manufacturer, Arta Plast, has engineered a new renewable paperboard cup for dairy products and other chilled products from a material called Cupforma Natura (TM), by Stora Enso.